Lord of the Dance Tour Visits Dayton’s Schuster Center
By: Gabrielle Sierra Jul. 25, 2011
Bill Clinton was President when Chicago native Michael Flatley created and launched Lord of the Dance (www.lordofthedance.com). Fifteen years later, the world's highest grossing Irish Dance show is still selling out arenas and theatres around the world. Generations of audiences - more than 160 million people from 68 countries - have seen Lord of the Dance. Presented by Magic Arts & Entertainment and Global Entertainment Group, the Lord of the Dance tour will perform one show only at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center on April 2, 2012 at 7:00 pm. Tickets start at $40 and go on sale Monday, August 8, 2011 at 10:00 AM. Tickets will be available online at www.ticketcenterstage.com, by phone 937.228-3630 or toll free 888.228.3630 or in person at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, located in the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center. For more information visit www.ticketcenterstage.com
Lord of the Dance is a classic tale of good versus evil, based on Irish folklore that brings a passionate love story to life. Flatley, along with Dance Director Marie Duffy-Pask, hand picked the cast of over 40 dancers; each has achieved individual recognition as a national or worldwide dance champion. Described by the New York Post as "fascinating, rewarding and above all, entertaining," and by the Los Angeles Times as "a showpiece extravaganza," Lord of the Dance is a mesmerizing blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance. The story is based upon mythical Irish folklore as Don Dorcha, Lord of Darkness, challenges the ethereal lord of light, the Lord of the Dance. Battle lines are drawn, passions ignite and a love story fueled by the dramatic leaps and turns of dancers' bodies begins to build against a backdrop of Celtic rhythm. The action is played out over 21 scenes on a grand scale of precision dancing, dramatic music, colorful costumes and state-of-the-art staging and lighting.
Speaking on the success of the show, Flatley says, "It is really about our fans who are always hungry for Irish Dance." Flatley, also the Artistic Director who oversees all aspects of the production says, "Our dancers connect with the audience and have captivated a new generation. Fans appreciate that our dancers deliver a stunning interpretation of Ireland's most famous legends via an eclectic blend of dance styles rooted in traditional Irish dance."
Lee Marshall, president of Magic Arts & Entertainment, the tour promoter and veteran of blockbuster entertainment events agrees. "The championship dancers in our cast manage the impossible every night. Their collective spirit and energy takes audiences to a time and place that is as imaginative as it is inviting."
Flatley conceptualized and staged the show in a mere 16 weeks but also paid particular attention to the costumes, lighting and staging which are cinematic in scope. "Irish dance lovers and music fans alike will experience the engaging, rhythmic adventures that has helped catapult Celtic dance mania and Irish dancing into the global spotlight," says Flatley. No wonder Lord of the Dance has jettisoned its ticket sales to more than $800 million worldwide.
For more information, tickets or memorabilia, please visit www.lordofthedance.com. Find Lord of the Dance on Facebook at http://facebook.com/MichaelFlatleysLordoftheDance.
ABOUT MAGIC ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Magic Arts & Entertainment, headed by Lee D. Marshall and Joe Marsh is one of the foremost tour producing companies in the United States. As former owners of Magicworks Entertainment, Marshall and Marsh produced and promoted some of the world's most successful concerts, theatricals and family shows. In addition to Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance, the company is also currently producing "The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller by Chip Davis," "The Magic of David Copperfield," "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles" on the road and on Broadway at The Neil Simon Theatre, "Donny & Marie - A Broadway Christmas" on Broadway at the Marriott Marquis Theatre as well as Green Day's "American Idiot" on Broadway at the St James Theater. Magic Arts & Entertainment has offices in Cleveland, OH and Salt Lake City, UT.
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